Matt trip...

I know I said I would email you sooner however, it is just now I have information to email you. remember I said in my previous blog that sometimes communication can be a bit challenging. So here goes. On Sunday the guys were at green camp all day and had several services at the church and I think maybe some in other places in other places too, I am not so sure. Again, I will be able to give lots of details when Matt gets home and can give them to me. They spent that night there and Monday morning they drove back to the city. I am not sure what they did during the day but I do know that they met with the pastor of the biggest church in Guayaquil call Centro Evangelico. I am sure I spelled it totally wrong. But anyways Matt gave his testimony about his cancer and what he has learned from it and how God has prepared us and provided for us throughout all of it. So after that meeting the guys went back to the Embassy to eat their dinner and the plan was to eat and go to the Heart of Titus meeting. In the middle of their dinner they got a call and it was Pastor Lore (the senior pastor of the big church) asking Matt and Tony to come preach at the church that night. That is a HUGE honor down there. You don't just get to go preach at that church. Anyways, 21 people got saved that we know of. God is so awesome!!! Today they went to the market place. Matt said they had a really good time. Tony left today to come back home. Matt, Scott, and my dad will return Thursday night. HALLELUJAH!!!!!! If I hear any more news I will keep you updated.

Please keep praying for my precious kids. They are still very sick. It is quite pitiful actually. One of these days I will post new pictures.

Matt mission trip...

Yesterday Matt left for a week long trip to Ecuador on a mission trip. He went down there with my dad and my brother in law Scott. They met up with a man named Tony Nardella and they have a crazy agenda this week. They got in Guayaquil, Ecuador around 1030pm. They are staying at the Christian Embassy in Guayaquil. Scott and Matt are sharing a room. My dad and Tony have their own room. Maggie is the live in house keeper and cook. She made them a huge breakfast this morning and then they went off to Green camp. Green camp is about 4 hours away from the city and the people are very poor and very needy. They live in huts with dirt floors or on the streets. They have one church in the middle of the village. A team of Ecuadorian men and woman make this journey weekly to provide for the needs of these people and share the gospel with them. When the guys get there with the team, they are going to help provide the people with a meal. Matt and Scott are going to preach on the streets, and my dad and Tony are going to hold a church service in the church and meet with the local pastors. At least I think that is the plan. Their days are very long there. They start at anywhere between 8-9am and finish anywhere between 12-2am. There are no naps. The meal schedule is off. Snack bars become your best friend. I will keep you updated as he keeps me updated. If he is in a place with email then he will email. My dad bought a phone from Ecuador with prepaid minutes on it so if they are in a place with reception, they can call us. All that is to say, I will keep you updated.

On a different note, both of my boys are sick:( It started out with just Logan. I actually had to call into work Thursday and Friday because he was up all night with fevers and breathing trouble. I had to give him breathing treatments all throughout the night. Poor baby. I thought it was just allergies and the fact that he was getting his 2 year old molars in until Noah started today getting a raspy voice. I will have to keep an eye on it. I don't want to have sick boys. It has been hard especially with Matt being gone. I hope Noah doesn't follow Logan's path because I don't want to call into work this week however, my kids come first. With Matt being gone, I have no other choice. I will just have to pray against that!! Anyways, I need to go put my big boys to bed now. I will write tomorrow after I hear from Matt.

This week has been a really good week. Noah is well adjusted to his new preschool. He is making new friends. It is really adorable to hear him talk about "big boy" things. Logan is getting used to Noah being gone during the day. He enjoys his time with us individually. His personality is really starting to bloom. Noah and Matt went on a guy date this week to the movies. They had a great time. Noah felt so big and special. They went to the dollar theater to see Hollywood Chiwawa. I probably spelled that wrong. Sorry. They went all out and bought popcorn and a drink together. Logan and I hung out at my mom's house. My grandmother is in town this week and it is so nice to see her. She is a really special lady!! She has endured many things in her life and through all of the hardships she has glorified God in it all. I want to be like her when I grow up. I am definitely still a work in progress. We have our young marrieds group from church coming over tonight. I made brownies so we can have brownie sundae's. It is going to be the first time that any of our friends have seen our new house. On that note. I need to go get ready for everyone to come over. I will try to write sooner that I did this week. I am working Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday so no blogging then. Sorry.

We're all moved in...

That's right... we finally moved back into our house. All of our floors, baseboards, painting, and carpets are done. We have a new air conditioning unit inside and out. All of our clothes, dishes, and china are all clean. All of our bedding and furniture are clean. It is like a completely new house. I love it!!! Matt has been working so hard to get our house back in order. I am so grateful to have him. He is truly a wonderful husband!!

Well I guess I will catch you up on our life since I have not blogged in a while. Matt is still working on light duty at the fire department. He installs GPS monitors on all of the fire hydrants in the county. After work he has been diligently working on our home. Noah has entered his 3rd week of preschool. This week the letter that they are focusing on is the letter "B". They are also working on their shapes and numbers. Logan has enjoyed his one on one time with whomever is keeping him while Noah is in school. He is such a big boy. He is really talking well and trying to do "school" with Noah. I have been doing the same things as always. Working up a storm, taking care of my precious men, and trying to put our house back together. With that being said, I really want to thank my parents for allowing us... all of us, including Riley stay at their house for the last 3 1/2 weeks. You guys truly have blessed us and we will miss being at your house and enjoying your company. I love you so very much!!!!!

Update on baby Maggie... she was put in a step down unit of NICU. She is breathing on her own and eating breast milk. She had to go back on Morphine because she was having withdraws. Please continue to pray for her and her family. She will be 4 weeks old on Wednesday.

Thanks again for sharing our life with us. We truly appreciate your friendship!!

Pictures of boys...